Mideast Cross Country Championhips: Erba tunes up for Foot Locker with easy win; Illinois Boys edged out of team title on tiebreaker
Last week at the Nike Midwest Regional, Ashley Erba (Warsaw IN) had some company in the lead. Saturday at the Mideast Cross Country Championships in Kettering, OH, Erba took command early in the race and cruised to an easy win.
This meet consists of senior class athletes from Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois. Erba led an Indiana 1-2-3 finish to easily capture the team title between the four states. Her time of 17:21 was 34 second ahead of Bobbie Burgess (West Lafayette, IN) and another 13 seconds ahead of Bethany Neeley (Greentown, IN). Erba will be one of the favorite at this Saturday’s Foot Locker Midwest Regional at Kenosha.
Brooke Wolfe (Mt. Prospect, IL) ran 18:20 on the historic Indian Ripple Park Course. Her 5th place finish led Illinois to a third place finish. Other Illinois athletes included Tess Wasowicz (Palatine, 18th), Kelsey Hjorth (Oswego, 20th), Lauren Poplawski (Mt. Prospect, 19:00), Hanna Winter (Arlington Heights, 19:16), Maggie O’Loughlin (Chicago, 33rd), Casey Kramer (35th), Megan Lemersal (Park Ridge, 38th), Lindsay Rogers (Chatham, 39th), and Meg Tully (Gurnee, 40th).
Nick Raymond (Erie, MI) moved during the second half of the race to defeat a strong field in the Boys race. The Michigan D3 champ finished in 15:25, twelve seconds ahead of the Illinois duo of Riley McInerney (Charleston IL) and Quentin Shaffer (Mt. Prospect IL). Michigan D2 champ Connor Mora (Cedar Springs, MI) finished 4th 2 seconds behind Shaffer.
The two states battled for the team championship with both squads tied at 42 through 5 runners. Michigan was awarded the team title based on the 6th runner, Roger Phillips (Linden, MI), who finished 18th.
Other Illinois runners in the race included Jake Brown (Mt. Zion, 5th), Joey Santillo (Minooka, 10th), Marcelo Burbano (Chicago, 22nd), Ryan Burgoon (Barrington, 24th), Caleb Beck (Oswego, 29th), Alex Pierce (Minooka, 38th), Abel Hernandez (Palos Heights, 39th), and Cam Knudsen (Minooka, 40th).
Mid East Cross Country Championships
Indian Ripple Park
Novermber 17, 2012 RACE:
Place TmPl No. Name School State Time Pace
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1 1 513 Ashley Erba Warsaw Indiana 17:21 5:36
2 2 514 Bobbie Burgess West Lafayette Indiana 17:55 5:47
3 3 515 Bethany Neeley Greentown Eastern Indiana 18:08 5:51
4 4 525 Janelle Noe Sylvania Northview Ohio 18:12 5:52
5 5 502 Brooke Wolfe Prospect Illinois 18:20 5:55
6 6 527 Samantha Siler Sycamore Ohio 18:22 5:56
7 7 526 Lauren Wood Mason Ohio 18:28 5:57
8 8 537 Raquel Serna St. Louis Michigan 18:31 5:58
9 9 530 Delainey Phelps Toledo Christian Ohio 18:34 5:59
10 10 516 Anna Aldrich Fremont Indiana 18:37 6:00
11 11 529 Corrine Kule Chardon Ohio 18:38 6:00
12 12 528 Sydney Leiher Beavercreek Ohio 18:38 6:01
13 13 517 Kendra Foley Noblesville Indiana 18:39 6:01
14 14 519 Rachael Sollman Columbus North Indiana 18:45 6:03
15 15 521 Ellen Schmitz Carmel Indiana 18:45 6:03
16 16 541 Katie Weiler Cedar Springs Michigan 18:48 6:04
17 518 Amanda Farrough South Bend Clay Indiana 18:49 6:04
18 17 501 Tess Wasowicz Palatine Illinois 18:52 6:05
19 18 504 Kelsey Hjorth Oswego Illinois 18:58 6:07
20 523 Brittany Neeley Greentown Eastern Indiana 18:58 6:07
21 19 539 Gabrielle Thivierg Rochester Adams Michigan 18:59 6:07
22 20 533 Jesse Proehl Zane Trace Ohio 19:01 6:08
23 21 503 Lauren Poplawski Prospect Illinois 19:02 6:08
24 534 Marissa Rosetti St. Vincent St. Mary Ohio 19:05 6:09
25 522 Grace Lachmund West Lafayette Indiana 19:05 6:09
26 535 Mackenzie Butler Licking Valley Ohio 19:06 6:10
27 22 542 Erin Dunne Northville Michigan 19:07 6:10
28 23 543 Allison Lunau Brighton Michigan 19:11 6:11
29 24 545 Rachel Durbin Armada Michigan 19:14 6:12
30 25 540 Jessica Gaines Stevenson Michigan 19:17 6:13
31 26 507 Hanna Winter Saint Viator Illinois 19:18 6:13
32 520 Taylor Austin Griffith Indiana 19:20 6:14
33 547 Daya Wagh Waterford Mott Michigan 19:23 6:15
34 27 511 Maggie O’Loughlin Marist Illinois 19:25 6:16
35 538 Megan Hubbard Hanover-Horton Michigan 19:28 6:17
36 28 506 Casey Kramer Yorkville Illinois 19:29 6:17
37 536 Kelly Haubert Liberty Center Ohio 19:30 6:17
38 544 Jessica Delaney Northwest Michigan 19:34 6:18
39 532 Robin Foster Sylvania Northview Ohio 19:37 6:20
40 531 Tori Martin Mason Ohio 19:41 6:21
41 508 Megan Lemersal Maine South Illinois 19:44 6:22
42 510 Lindsay Rogers Chatham-Glenwood Illinois 19:45 6:22
43 548 Jemma Howlett Cranbook Kingswood Michigan 19:45 6:22
44 546 Christina Micale Macomb Dakota Michigan 19:45 6:22
45 524 Carolyn Talhelm Franklin Central Indiana 19:54 6:25
46 512 Meg Tully Warren Township Illinois 19:57 6:26
47 505 Kelly Breen William Fremd Illinois 20:28 6:36
48 509 Lauren Loomis Shepard Illinois 20:45 6:41
Mid East Cross Country Championships
Indian Ripple Park
Novermber 17, 2012 RACE: BOYS
Place TmPl No. Name School State Time Pace
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1 1 586 Nick Raymond Erie Mason Michigan 15:25 4:58
2 2 550 Riley McInerney Charleston Illinois 15:37 5:02
3 3 549 Quentin Shaffer Prospect Illinois 15:38 5:03
4 4 585 Connor Mora Cedar Springs Michigan 15:40 5:03
5 5 552 Jake Brown Mt. Zion Illinois 15:45 5:05
6 6 561 Connor Sorrells Barr Reeve Indiana 15:48 5:06
7 7 567 Jonathon Reynolds North Harrison Indiana 15:51 5:07
8 8 566 Alec Kostelnik Morgan Township Indiana 15:52 5:07
9 9 588 Jeff Bejema Kenowa Hills Michigan 15:54 5:08
10 10 553 Joey Santillo Minooka Illinois 15:54 5:08
11 11 590 Alex Whitmer Mason Michigan 15:55 5:08
12 12 573 Brian Brennan Walsh Jesuit Ohio 15:56 5:08
13 13 563 Jacob Poyner Warsaw Indiana 15:56 5:08
14 14 569 Robert Murphy Warsaw Indiana 15:57 5:09
15 15 575 Clayton Murphy Tri Village Ohio 15:57 5:09
16 16 570 Michael Passmore Moorsville Indiana 16:00 5:10
17 17 594 Zachary Nowicki Calvin Christian Michigan 16:02 5:10
18 18 593 Roger Phillips Linden Michigan 16:02 5:10
19 19 589 Cody Snavely Milford Michigan 16:04 5:11
20 20 568 Jonathon Harper Fort Wayne Carroll Indiana 16:04 5:11
21 572 Alexander Hess Fort Wayne Carroll Indiana 16:05 5:11
22 21 556 Marcelo Burbano Lane Tech Illinois 16:06 5:11
23 587 Bryce Stroede Hanover-Horton Michigan 16:06 5:11
24 22 551 Ryan Burgoon Barrington Illinois 16:09 5:12
25 591 Nathan Burnand Waterford Mott Michigan 16:11 5:13
26 23 583 Jared Fleming Van Wert Ohio 16:12 5:13
27 24 584 Jake Graham Columbus Grove Ohio 16:12 5:13
28 25 580 Vince Moeglin Hudson Ohio 16:12 5:14
29 26 554 Caleb Beck Oswego Illinois 16:13 5:14
30 27 579 Jack Miller St. Ignatius Ohio 16:15 5:14
31 28 581 Patrick Kunkel McDonald Ohio 16:15 5:14
32 578 Jim Pappas Olentangy Liberty Ohio 16:15 5:14
33 577 Dan Zupan Berea Ohio 16:16 5:15
34 592 Sean Kelly Saugatuck Michigan 16:17 5:15
35 562 Kyle Eller Lowell Indiana 16:17 5:15
36 576 Mick Iacofano St. Vincent St. Mary Ohio 16:19 5:16
37 574 Kyle Polman Independence Ohio 16:20 5:16
38 596 Jason Saliga Romeo Michigan 16:21 5:16
39 595 Max Benoit Royal Oak Michigan 16:24 5:17
40 571 Joel Hartman Elkhart Christian Indiana 16:28 5:19
41 555 Alex Pierce Minooka Community Illinois 16:28 5:19
42 582 Abel Flores Defiance Ohio 16:36 5:21
43 564 Matt Dorsey Lawrence Central Indiana 16:39 5:22
44 558 Abel Hernandez Shepard Illinois 16:40 5:22
45 565 Kyle Duvall Westfield Indiana 16:40 5:23
46 560 Cameron Knudsen Minooka Illinois 16:44 5:24
47 559 Zak Arcara Yorkville Illinois 16:46 5:25
48 557 Brandon Bonifer Glenbard West Illinois 17:00 5:29
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